Simulation · October 24, 2022

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander (2022)

local_offer-30% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up482 peak concurrentrecommend11.4k recommendations
A starship builder perfect for fans of games like FTL, Starsector, SPAZ, Space Engineers, Escape Velocity, Avorion, and more. Design awesome starships using intuitive ship creation tools that are easy to learn but hard to master. Fully customize your ship's shape and floor plan, choosing where to place individual modules including weapons, engines, hallways, and crew's quarters. Your ship's design is key to its survival, and every decision you make will impact its performance in battle. Easily share your designs with others through the Steam Workshop, Forums, and Discord. A ship's crew is its lifeblood. Numbering from half-a-dozen to a thousand or more individually-simulated people, your crew will pilot your ships, operate their weapons, and carry munitions. How efficiently they operate determines how well your ships will perform in combat. Your crew are autonomous but you can optionally customize their behavior with specific roles and job priorities. Command your ship or fleet in real-time tactical battles. Combat is physics-driven, explosive, and immensely satisfying. Each module can be individually targeted and destroyed, and whole ships can even break apart into multiple pieces. Target an enemy's weapons to eliminate its offensive capability, destroy its shields to lower its defenses, or go for the kill by taking out its reactor. Become the most famous 'Cosmoteer'' in the universe by battling A.I. ships, taking on contracts for factions, earning loot, and upgrading your own ship while exploring a procedurally-generated galaxy, alone or in online co-op with friends. Then test your ships design and command skills online against other players in multiple PvP battle modes. Or let your imagination fly free in the Creative Mode where you can build whatever you want with unlimited resources. Still want more? A powerful modding framework and Steam Workshop will keep Cosmoteer constantly feeling fresh with new player-created weapons, modules, and other enhancements. Cosmoteer has a friendly and growing community on Discord. Join 20k+ fellow Cosmoteers today!

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume11.2k Steam reviewsTop 35% in Simulation
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 8%
Concurrent peak482 playersTop 31% in Simulation by live player count
Engagement hours41 h averageTop 29% for session depth among Simulation

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Sci-fi · 762
  • Singleplayer · 757
  • 2D · 552
  • Indie · 548
  • Space · 546
  • Building · 533
  • Strategy · 515
  • Exploration · 481
  • Space Sim · 479
  • Difficult · 478
  • Survival · 465
  • Multiplayer · 463
  • Online Co-Op · 458
  • Simulation · 442
  • Atmospheric · 441

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • LAN PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • LAN Co-op

Community

  • Steam Workshop

Accessibility

  • Color Alternatives

Input & Comfort

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese

Press Quotes

“The shipbuilding is addictive.” Splattercatgaming “I do strongly recommend Cosmoteer” SovietWomble “It's honestly a fantastic game.” Lathland

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 11.2k reviews

10.6k positive · 559 negative

Curator recommendations

11.4k

Peak concurrent players

482

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

41h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

19h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 24, 2022
DeveloperWalternate Realities
Base price$13.99 -30%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Editions & Packages

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